What is CVE-2023-23870?

CVE-2023-23870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-23870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23870 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu

CVE-2023-23870

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu plugin <= 1.5.8 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpdevart-vertical-menu/wordpress-responsi… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23870?: CVE-2023-23870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpdevart Responsive Vertical Icon Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-23870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23870 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.